The Red Deer River Oil Spill — Update #15

Posted on: Thursday, June 28, 2012
Posted at: 4:25 PM

This is Update #15 of the Red Deer River Oil Spill…

• Gleniffer Lake reopens, although cleanup of the shoreline is not yet finished, Alberta Environment said the water quality is within provincial standards and does not pose a risk to human health.   [ Article ]
• While shoreline fishing is allowed, the Province of Alberta does not recommend people consume the fish at this time.   [ Article ]
• Cleanup along the shores of the Red Deer River up to the point of the Rangeland Pipeline release site near Sundre, AB is ongoing.   [ Article ]
• Residents are advised to continue using caution when accessing the Red Deer River shoreline near the Rangeland Pipeline release site as cleanup will be ongoing until provincial standards are met.   [ Article ]
• Plains Midstream Canada says that there is a possibility of slight increases in hydrocarbon detection once the lake is reopened to boat traffic, as fuel and other hydrocarbon-based fluids are often inadvertently introduced by boaters.   [ Statement (PDF) ]
• Plains Midstream Canada continues to blog its cleanup efforts surrounding the Rangeland Pipeline System failure near Sundre, Alberta.   [ Web Updates ]

FYI:

• The Rangeland Pipeline System is made up of approximately 1285 kilometres of gathering and trunk pipelines.   [ Link ]
• The majority of the Rangeland Pipeline System is approximately 50 years old.   [ Link ]
• According to Google Maps, Jackson Creek is approximately 50 km from the Gleniffer Reservoir — where the booms have been set up to contain the oil spill. That means, the oil spill has travelled 50 km along the Red Deer River.   [ Map ]

Other Red Deer River Oil Spill Updates:

• The Red Deer River Oil Spill — Update #1
• The Red Deer River Oil Spill — Update #2
• The Red Deer River Oil Spill — Update #3
• The Red Deer River Oil Spill — Update #4
• The Red Deer River Oil Spill — Update #5
• The Red Deer River Oil Spill — Update #6
• The Red Deer River Oil Spill — Update #7
• The Red Deer River Oil Spill — Update #8
• The Red Deer River Oil Spill — Update #9
• The Red Deer River Oil Spill — Update #10
• The Red Deer River Oil Spill — Update #11
• The Red Deer River Oil Spill — Update #12
• The Red Deer River Oil Spill — Update #13
• The Red Deer River Oil Spill — Update #14

Required Reading:

• Rainbow Pipeline Leak — A Timeline
• Rainbow Pipeline Leak — A Timeline (Continued)
• Rainbow Pipeline Leak — Three Months Later…
• Rainbow Pipeline Leak — Six Months Later…
• Rainbow Pipeline Leak — Eight Months Later…
• Rainbow Pipeline Leak — 1 Year Later…

2012-06-28  »  somecanuckchick